Cigarette snuffer



July 28, 1931. I c, c, POLING I 1,815,955

CIGARETTE SNUFFER Filed Dec. 12. 1930 20 I a9 I INVENTOR m ggw inventiomreference is made to, the accom- .40 posts 12 and 13;

FatentedJuly 28, 1931 I v l G mme. Points, or nonl ron'r, PIT SBURGH, rENNsYLvAlIIA CIGARETTE snurrnn" f a licati n filed December 12,1930. Serial no. 501,760.

My invention relates to a device for'snufia' ing the fire from cigarette orcigar butts.

According to the'invention, I provide a pair of toothed jawspivotally mounted on su'itablesupports inany suitable receptacle,

such as an ash tray. The jaws are counter-Y,"

' balanced so that they. are normally open. Op-

erating fingers project from the jaws and are connected by a pin which is adapted to 6 be operated by aplunger mounted between the jaws. The plunger is adapted to be engaged bythe burning end of a cigaretteto be extinguished. When the cigarette is pressed down on the plunger, the jaws are is closed upon the end of ,the cigarette and the fire is snuffed therefrom. The teeth on the jaws insure that'the snufiing will i be complete so that no fire remains 'inthe cigarette.

For a more complete understandingof the panying drawings, in which 'Figure l 1s atransverse sectional view with partsm elevation, showlng apresent 25 preferred embodiment of the invention:

Figure 2 is aview similar to Figure 11 except that the pivoted jaws areshown in closed position;

Figure 3 1s a shown in Flgure 1;

Figure 41s a similarview of the device .as shown 1n F1gure'2.

Referring in deta l to the drawings, an ash I tray or other suitable 'receptacle or'base i 35 is provided with a mounting plate 1111f The plate 11 is provided with four upstanding posts 12,13,14 and 15; .5.

An arm 16 having an angularly disposed l jaw 17 is pivoted on a pin 18tr'aversi'ng the V' 7 The arm;16 has acountere weight 19 and a forwardly projecting finger 20. An arm, 21 issimilar in all respects to the arm 16 and has a jaw'22, counterweight 23 and finger 24. The ends, of the fingers and 24 are bentup at a right angleand are provided with holes 25'.

I i A plunger 26 1s ;rec1procally mountedibetween the jaws 17 and 22in a suitable guide yoke 27 A pin 28; passes throughaftrans- 510 versehole in the shankof the plunger and thorough snufling of the cigarette.

top view. of the device'astinguish the latter.

also through the holes '25 in the fingers'2O .and 24. When'pressure is exerted on the head of'the plunger 26, itisdepressedan-d I the pin 28 forces the fingers 20 and 24:,down- I war'dly to swing the arms 16 'and21 about their pivot shafts and close the jaws 17 and '22,as illustrated in Figure 2. i r

The operation of the snuffe'r may be effected by pressing the plunger 26 down with the burning end of the cigarette which is to be e 1 extinguished. The jaws are thus closed on the end of the 'cigaretteand the fire in the latter is completely snuffed. .The jaws 17 and 22 are provided with teeth 29 to insure When the cigarette has been snuffed, it may i i be Withdrawn from the snuffer anddeposited in the ash tray. 10. The ashes which fall from the cigarettewhen it is snufied are likewise deposited in the tray 10. On the removal of T thecigarette, thepivoted arms are returned ure 1. "It will be apparent that the to their original position, asshownin Figdevice described hereinabove will serve effectively as a snuffer for burning cigarettes'and at the same. time will presenta neat and attractiveappearance. The oifensive odors created by smolding cigarette butts will be entirely eliminated by the use of the device. The so i 2 'moving parts of the device may preferably be mounted so as to minimize friction, so that the slightest pressure on the plunger26 will cause the jaws to close. In closing,the

burning portion thereof to completely ex- In order to improve the appearance of the dog, a dragon, or the like. Such construction will increase the artistic appearance of the device and contribute to its degree of usefulness. The device may be manufactured I at a comparatively'small cost and serves its intended purpose very efi'ectively. i

- Although I have illustrated and described but one present preferred embodiment of the invention, it Will be apparent that it may be otherwise constructed. 1 The scope of the in ii jaws compress-the cigarette ashes around the "8S" device further, the jaws 17 and 22 may be 1 mounted in the head of an animal such as ar vention is not limited, therefore, by the de- -tails ofthe illustration anddescription here given, but only by the appended claims.

. I claim: j

1. A cigarette extinguisher comprising a pair of pivoted jaws, and a plunger slidable thereb'etween effective, when actuated, for closing said jaws; V p 2. In a cigarette snuffer, the combination 10 with a pair of pivoted jaws, of means op erable by the pressure of a bur-ning cigarette- I tobe extinguished, for closing said jaws on the end of the cigarette. i 3. In a cigarette snufier, apair of opposed 15 jaws, teeth formed 'in' said jaws, and means operable by the pressure of theburning end. of a cigarette tobe extinguished, for closing is" said jaws on said end. j r .4, A 'snufier for cigarettes comprising a.

20 pair of pivoted jaws counterbalanced to be I normally open, and means operable by the. pressure exerted by a cigarette between said, f jaws for closing them thereupon. 7V 5. A cigarette snutfer comprising a pair p5 of arms counterweighted to be normally open, fingers projecting therefrom, a pin connecting said fingers, and a plunger for opcrating the pin and fingers to close said jaws. p .6. Ina cigarettesnufier, a pair of jaws :20 pivotally mounted on a support, and a plung er between said jawsadapted to be operated by the end-of a cigarette'to be extinguished, 1 for closing the jaw thereupon. I V V V 7. In a cigarette snufler, a pair'of pivss oted arms, snutcingv jaws thereon, and means j operable by the end of a: cigarette to be ex-. tinguishedfor closing said jaws thereupon.

8. A cigarette snuffer comprising pivoted f jaws, teeth thereon, andmeans for closing 49, said jaws on a cigarette to be extinguished.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set mmyhand. i I CL OYD C. POLING- 

